Shane Bateman

Shane Bateman is the Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at American Progress, where he manages the finance, human resources, and information technology functions and is a member of American Progress’ Executive team.

Before joining American Progress, Shane served as the CFO and head of contributions at icitizen—a civic engagement technology startup located in Nashville, Tennessee, with a mission to redefine how citizens establish a civic identity and engage with those who are elected to represent citizens on key issues that affect their lives.In this role, he led the organization’s finance, budget development, and human resources functions, as well as participated in the product development and marketing strategy of the icitizen platform and contributions platform.

Prior to joining icitizen, Shane led the development of a mobile giving platform designed to transform the way donors give to charitable organizations and political candidates using their mobile devices.

Shane also served as the CEO and CFO of Experience Works Inc.—a federal grantee for the Senior Community Service Employment Program, or SCSEP, where he led the finance and operational teams. At Experience Works, Bateman also updated the organization’s budgeting, time reporting, and financial reporting infrastructure.

Earlier in Shane’s career, he served as the controller of Paperboy Ventures—a private equity firm specializing in early-stage technology investments—and as the chief accountant at the Inter-American Investment Corporation. Bateman is a certified public accountant and began his career at KPMG.